CHARACTERS

Adaem: (Ah-DEHM) Captain of The Navigator Husband of Gytha of Bury Down Father of Natalje Grandfather of Claris and “Mother” Great-grandfather of Megge and BrighidaAleydis: (Ah-LEE-dis) Rescuer of Natalje; nursemaid to Natalje’s daughters; huntress Daughter of Beatrix Couper Magor and Vitale Magor Sister of Arjen Aunt of Claris and “Mother” Great-aunt of Brighida and MeggeAnwen: Archer; scribe of the writings of MurgaBrighida: (Bri-GEE-dah) Apprentice seer, Heir to The Book of Time Daughter of ClarisBryluen: (Bree-LOO-en) Apprentice to MurgaCaerlin, Hugh: Sheep herderCaerlin, Lowenna: Mother of Hugh and MartynCaerlin, Martyn: WeaverCarver, Gregory (Deceased): Master carpenter Husband of Claris Father of BrighidaClaris: Seer of Bury Down, Heir to the Book of Time Widow of Gregory Carver Mother of BrighidaColluen: (Cah-LOO-en) Blacksmith. Rejected apprentice to Murga, Seer of Bury DownEdmund, Second Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1272-1300) Husband of Margaret de Clare, Countess of CornwallElizabeth: Lady-in-waiting to Lady MargaretGough, Robert (deceased): Blacksmith Husband of Agnes GoughGough, Agnes: Widow of Robert Gough Mother of Michael and Jenifer Grandmother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth PenneckGough, Michael: BlacksmithGough, Jenifer: Second wife of Francis Penneck Mother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth PenneckGynneys, Alf: Sheep ShearerGynneys, George: Sheep shearer Father of AlfGytha: Seer of Bury Down, Heir to The Book of Time Wife of Adaem, Captain of The Navigator Mother of Natalje; Grandmother of Claris and “Mother” Great-grandmother of Megge and BrighidaKendall, Mr.: Surgeon at Restormel CastleMagor, Arjen: Stonemason, builder, artist Heir to The Book of Seasons Husband of Natalje of Bury Down Father of Claris and “Mother” Grandfather of Megge and BrighidaMagor, Beatrix Couper: Widow of Vitale Midwife, conjuror Sister of Egbert Couper, Alchemist Mother of Arjen and AleydisMagor, Vitale (Vi-TALL-ee): artist Heir to The Book of Seasons Husband of Beatrix Couper Father of Arjen Grandfather of Claris and MotherMargaret, Countess of Cornwall: Wife of Edmund, Second Earl of CornwallMegge: (MEG-gie) Herder, apprentice weaver Heir to The Book of SeasonsMorwen: Orphaned daughter of a Welsh bard; Serving girl to Gytha; Companion and rescuer of NataljeNursemaid to Claris and “Mother” Companion and mentor to Megge“Mother”: Healer of Bury Down, Heir to The Book of Seasons No other name. Twin sister of Claris Widow of stone mason Mother of MeggeMurga: First Seer of Bury Down Originator of the writings that become The Book of Time and The Book of SeasonsNatalje: (Nah-TAL-jee) Heir to The Book of Time Wife of Arjen Magor, heir to The Book of Seasons Mother of twins: Claris and the unnamed baby who becomes Megge’s motherPenneck,Francis: Carter Husband of Jenifer Father of Tinker, Harold, and GwynethPenneck,Gwyneth: (GWINN-neth) Daughter of Francis and Jenifer PenneckPenneck,Harold: Son of Francis and Jenifer PenneckPenneck,Jenifer: Second wife of Francis Penneck Daughter of Agnes and Michael Gough of Lostwithiel Mother of Gwyneth, Harold, and Vivienne PenneckPenneck,Tinker: Son of Francis Penneck and Francis’s first wife (deceased)Penneck,Vivienne: Daughter of Jenifer PenneckPounfrect, Polly: Governess, Restormel CastleRichard, First Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1257-1272) Son of John, King of England Father of Edmund, Second Earl of CornwallTrelawney, Nellie: Wife of village potterTucker,Gus: Weaver, tucker, merchant Husband of DoraTucker,Dora: Wife of Gus, helps in his shop Friend of “Mother” and the women of Bury Down

​"...Megge is a protagonist easy to fall in love with, to root for, to worry about, and when dark forces enter her world Kightlinger’s storytelling abilities shine. " David Anthony Durham, author of Pride of Carthage​​​"... Kightlinger's heroine rallies supernatural strength and all matter of healing arts to find her path toward protecting books, the land, and most of all her fellow women... Readers will not forget the women of Bury Down."Elizabeth Searle, author of We Got Him and librettist forTonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera​"...As the timeless tale of the coming of age of Megge of Bury Down unfolds through the centuries, it offers readers a truth as unchanging as change: that accepting ourselves is the key to claiming our power." ​ Annie Finch, author of Among the Goddesses

​"...This would be a masterwork as the culmination of a series, but for a first novel, projected into a saga of three, it is simply stunning." Boman Desai, author of The Memory of Elephants and TRIO, a Novel Biography of the Schumanns and Brahms